PART 1: Embedded in Iraq with Gator Company 2007 - Newsnight Archives

For 15 months at the height of the Iraq campaign, an American unit in southern Baghdad faced the fury of the insurgency.
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It lost many men - 18 in the battalion to be precise - and was targeted in daily bomb blasts, sniping, and other attacks.
This is what life was like for Gator Company in 2007.
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[@Chevelle602]

I was a 19 year old marine grunt in Iraq in 2007. It was serious business back then. I thought our job was important. We were still fired up from 9/11. Now I watch these videos and I see how ridiculous, hopeless, and most of all pointless our situation was over there. What a waste.

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What Perez said about responsibility makes me believe there's still a rational and good guys among them. That's the right thing to do.

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GOD BLESS THE AMERICAN PEOPLE,FOR KEEPING US SAFE.& god bless the American soldiers around the world.we owe you so much,keep at it in Iraq.the normal people of Iraq just want a safe & secure life,so thank u🇬🇧🇺🇸🇮🇶🇪🇺🇳🇿☯️❤️

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American soldier - they have a lot to learn... Mirror, mirror on the wall

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Anyone know someone serve a unit 1_4 cavalry?

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